PIGEON FORGE — Up to 30 fire departments from East Tennessee this morning are battling flames that have consumed 35 cabins and 135 acres in Sevier County, a spokesman said.
Two Black Hawk helicopters from the Tennessee Air National Guard stationed at McGhee Tyson Airport left at 7 a.m. to begin an aerial survey of the carnage, Perrin Anderson, spokesman for Sevier County, said this morning. After surveying the situation, the choppers will then will contribute their own unique aid.
“They’ll go to Douglas Lake and dip water with those buckets and drop it on the fire,” Anderson said.
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telford50 writes:
March 18, 2013
12:06 PM
Correction to this story.
1. There are three Black Hawk helicopters
2. They are Tennessee Army National Guard helicopters
3. They are stationed at Smyrna Volunteer Training Site AASF #1
4. They left Smyrna early this morning at 0545 to be in Knoxville by sun up
5. Their mechcanics and crew were in at 0430 this morning to get helicopters ready for mission
telford50 writes:
March 18, 2013
12:23 PM
The corrections to this story are factual, because I was here in Smyrna this morning getting the aircraft ready with everybody else.
SGT Heather Osborne
Army Aviation Support Facility #1
Smyrna, TN
provided.